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| name = New Internet Computer (NIC)<br />
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| manufacturer = New Internet Computer Company<br />
| type = [[Internet Appliance]]<br />
| releasedate = {{Start date and age|2000|07|06}}<br />
| price = $199<ref name="pcworld">Tynan, Dan. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/19/AR2007031900296.html The 10 Worst PCs of All Time], PC World, March 19, 2007</ref><br />
| discontinued = {{End date|2003|06}}<br />
| connectivity = 10 [[megabits per second|MBps]] [[Ethernet]]<BR>[[Modem#56k|56K]] [[Modem]]<BR>Two [[USB#USB_1.x|USB 1.1]] ports<br />
| lifespan = <br />
| unitssold = Less than 50,000<br />
| media = <br />
| os = [[Linux]]<br />
| input = <br />
| camera = <br />
| power = 60 [[Watt]] [[Power Supply]]<br />
| cpu = 266 [[MHz]] [[Cyrix_6x86#6x86MX_/_MII|Cyrix MII]]<br />
| storage = 4 [[megabyte|MB]] of [[flash memory]]<br />
| memory = 64 MB of [[Random access memory|RAM]]<br />
| display = <br />
| audio = <br />
| service = [[NetZero]]<br />
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The '''New Internet Computer''' (NIC) was a [[Linux]]-based [[internet appliance]] released July 6, 2000 by [[Larry Ellison]] and [[Gina Smith (author)|Gina Smith]]'s New Internet Computer Company. The system (without a monitor) sold for US$199.<ref name="pcworld" /><ref name="NYT news on NIC Co">{{cite news|last1=Biersdorfer|first1=J.D.|title=Internet Appliance Eliminates Hard Drive|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/28/technology/news-watch-internet-appliance-eliminates-hard-drive.html|access-date=4 July 2017|agency=New York Times|work=New York Times|date=28 September 2000}}</ref><ref name="Ellison Taps Gina Smith as NIC CEO">{{cite news|title=CNET's Smith to head Ellison's new firm|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2000/02/07/daily2.html|access-date=4 July 2017|agency=BizJournals.com|publisher=American Cities Business Journals|date=7 February 2000}}</ref><br />
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The NIC boots from a [[CD-ROM]] with a custom [[Linux distribution]] developed by Wim Coekaerts. It has no [[hard drive]] and no way to install additional software.<ref name="pcworld"/> The system's only [[non-volatile storage]] is 4 MB of [[flash memory]].<br />
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Ellison planned to sell 5 million units the first year, but fewer than 50,000 units were sold. The company shut its doors in June 2003. [[PC World (magazine)|PC World]] ranked the NIC as the ninth worst PC of all time.<ref name="pcworld" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/28/technology/news-watch-internet-appliance-eliminates-hard-drive.html Internet Appliance Eliminates Hard Drive] J.D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, September 28, 2000<br />
*[http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/Coekaerts.html Wim Coekaerts is Oracle's Mr. Linux] Steve Lipson, Oracle Magazine<br />
*[http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/4475 Linux and the New Internet Computer] Billy Hall, [[Linux Journal]], February 2001<br />
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